Millions
of visitors come to New York City every year. There is something for
everyone to see and do. This article highlights some resources in the
City Hall Library collection that cover the topic of tourism.

Wish You were Here: a Program to Boost Tourism and Create Jobs in
New York City by the New York City Comptroller was published in 1993. This
report discusses the effect of a higher hotel occupancy tax on tourism
and what can be done to mitigate this situation. Benefits of promoting
and encouraging tourism are presented and recommendations are given.

The Department of City Planning studied the tourist industry in New
York City from 1974 to 1977 and prepared New York City's Visitors
Industry. Statistics on visitors' expenditures, transportation,
different types of visitors, employment in the tourism industry, etc.
are provided. The work of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, as it was
then known, is analyzed and compared to similar organizations in other
major cities. The report ends with recommendations for enhancing and
upgrading the tourism industry.

New York Tourism 2000 Committee was organized by the New York City Convention & Visitors
Bureau to study tourism in New York City and focus on key issues for
the upcoming new millennium. Published in 1992, the report, New York
City Tourism 2000, analyzes the concept of tourism in general. Its impact
on the world, the U.S. and the city, and other key issues are considered.
Goals and strategies for future development are presented.

The New York Convention and Visitors Bureau issued Annual Reports. These
publications detail the Bureau's efforts to promote tourism and
attract visitors to the city. Included are statistics on number of visitors,
accomplishments of the Bureau and descriptions of various programs and
activities. Holdings are from 1967 to 1970. Incidentally, the Bureau
was renamed NYC & Company after merging with the group, New Yorkers
for New York in 1999.

Vertical files on tourism and visitors include newspaper articles, other
clippings and brochures that may be of interest.

ACQUISITIONS LIST, JUNE 2008

The following publications were received by the City Hall Library
in the past month. Additional government publications
can be found online in our Government
Publications section.

AKRF, Inc.
Phase 1A archaeological documentary study: Fresh Kills Park. Prepared
for N.Y. City Dept. of City Planning and Dept. of Parks and Recreation.
December 2007.

Foggin, Mark.
Recipe for growth: kitchen incubators give food entrepreneurs something
that's often difficult to find in New York: a licensed commercial
kitchen at affordable rates. New York: Center for an Urban Future,
June 2008.

Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy, New York University.
State of New York City's housing and neighborhoods 2007.

Geismar, Joan.
Archaeological potential of Fort Totten in relation to the demolition
of structures and creation of a passive landscape: memo report. Prepared
for N.Y. City Dept. of Parks and Recreation. July 2007.

Historical Perspectives, Inc.
East River Esplanade and piers: archaeological field monitoring and soil
boring analysis, Borough of Manhattan, New York. Prepared for New York
City Economic Development Corporation. March 2008.

N.Y. City. Council.
6-month check-up: are hospitals letting patients know about financial
assistance programs? A staff report to the Committee on Oversight and
Investigations and the Committee on Health. October 2007.